February 2013 Top 10 Worst-Selling Vehicles In America

U.S. Sales Of The New
MKZ Are On The Upswing

The new Porsche Cayman is on its way. Hold your breath. Wait for it. Be patient. Watch Chris Harris drift a yellow one around a track. Check out Cars.com's inventory, where a California dealer is currently listing six Caymans, curiously sans pictures, ranging in price from $67,470 to $80,885. Consider the fact that Canadians sometimes get things first. Five were sold north of the 49th parallel in February.

And then take note of the fact that only a solitary Cayman found a home in the U.S. in February 2013. This near non-existent sales performance has been common for the Cayman - Porsche didn't exactly nail the timing of one car's departure and another car's arrival.


Regardless, to call it a worst seller is a bit of a stretch. Naturally it won't sell well... if there are none to sell. 

Lincoln apparently wants to get the new MKZ's quality just right, so dealers aren't getting them as quickly as they'd like. Lincoln did, however, sell twice as many MKZs in February as in the month before. In the first worst sellers table below, once you get past Cayman and MKZ, Japanese brands take over. From the disappointing Mazda 2 through to the in-replacement-phase Mazda 6, U.S. volume of these eight cars declined by at least 47% in February.

All 251 Vehicles Ranked By February & 2013 YTD Sales

In the second and third worst sellers tables, vehicles are ranked by February 2013 U.S. volume. First, only cars with base prices under $45,000 are eligible. In the final chart, all (uncancelled) vehicles are eligible. Of course, the second list takes on a higher-end feel. Predictably, even when sales of a $99,950 Nissan are half again as strong as they were a year ago, it's still not rivalling a Toyota Camry for output.

Historical monthly and yearly sales figures for all these vehicles can be accessed at GCBC's Sales Stats page or, by non-mobile users, through the dropdown menu near the top right of this page. GoodCarBadCar ranked America's most popular vehicles in February this past Saturday. 

January 2013's Worst - February 2012's Worst

Rank	Worst-Selling Vehicle  By Percentage Decline	% Change	February 2013	February 2012
#1	Porsche Cayman	- 98.9%	1	88
#2	Lincoln MKZ	- 62.0%	945	2487
#3	Mazda 2	- 61.9%	1028	2701
#4	Scion iQ	- 61.7%	331	864
#5	Acura TSX	- 59.7%	1358	3373
#6	Infiniti M	- 55.3%	514	1150
#7	Lexus GS	- 53.8%	1108	2397
#8	Infiniti EX	- 52.2%	150	314
#9	Honda Insight	- 49.8%	388	773
#10	Mazda 6	- 47.0%	2702	5101

Rank	Worst-Selling Vehicle  By Volume  (Base Prices  Under $45,000)	February 2013	February 2012	% Change
#1	Audi TT	147	144	+ 2.1%
#2	Infiniti EX	150	314	- 52.2%
#3	Volvo S80	151	235	- 35.7%
#4	Subaru Tribeca	194	177	+ 9.6%
#5	Land Rover LR2	273	214	+ 27.6%
#6	Volkswagen Eos	324	419	- 22.7%
#7	Scion iQ	331	864	- 61.7%
#8	Mitsubishi i MiEV	337	44	+ 666%
#9	Mazda MX-5 Miata	347	434	- 20.0%
#10	Mercedes-Benz SLK	356	287	+ 24.5%

Rank	Worst-Selling Vehicle  By Volume (All Vehicles)	February 2013	February 2012	% Change
#1	Dodge SRT Viper	1	-----	-----
#2	Porsche Cayman	1	88	- 98.9%
#3	Acura RL/RLX *	27	28	- 3.6%
#4	Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG	39	71	- 45.1%
#5	Mercedes-Benz CL-Class	48	79	- 39.2%
#6	Audi R8	50	74	- 32.4%
#7	Nissan GT-R	98	67	+ 46.3%
#8	Audi TT	147	144	+ 2.1%
#9	Infiniti EX	150	314	- 52.2%
#10	Volvo S80	151	235	- 35.7%

Source: Manufacturers & ANDC 
Vehicle must have been on sale in 2013, must not have been officially cancelled by its manufacturer, and must have been showcased on manufacturer's website through January 2013. Chevrolet's Caprice PPV, Lexus LFA, Honda FCX. 
* In the near-term, for the purposes of the worst sellers list, GCBC will be viewing the Acura RL and RLX as one car.

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